Tales From The Cottage is a collection of Flash Fiction written in 2012. The eighteen stories range in style from the macabre to the heart-rending.
You'll never look at a robin, or a bat, in quiet the same light again, and for certain, you'll check your facts before jumping from your office window.
This collection is the perfect companion with which to curl up in front of a log fire. [mehr][weniger]

Samantha inherits a lovely cottage on the cliffs of Cornwall. Soon very strange things happen.... But Samantha's best friend Martha is an expert in Parapsychology and also Jake, Samantha's great love help her to overcome all difficulties [mehr][weniger]

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson (29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature.[1] Gaskell was also the first to write a biography of Charlotte Bronte, The Life of Charlotte Bronte, which was published in 1857. [mehr][weniger]

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson (29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature.[1] Gaskell was also the first to write a biography of Charlotte Bronte, The Life of Charlotte Bronte, which was published in 1857. [mehr][weniger]

This book is a slice of life story about an orphan who was adopted by her doctor and his new wife and what happens to her after she's been with them for about a year. You get a sense of what life was like for a working doctor during that time period and some of the social problems Polly had while being an adopted orphan and going to a private school that had girls from more wealthy families in it. Polly is about 10 years old in this book and over the course of the story meets a few cousins she didn't know she had and has to decide whether she wants to stay with Dr. Dudley and his wife (whom she loves dearly but aren't rich) and her "new" Uncle (who is). Will she choose an exciting lifestyle with no more wants or needs over love? [mehr][weniger]

The telephone bell cut sharp into Polly's story.
She was recounting one of the merry hours that Mrs. Jocelyn had given to her and Leonora, while Dr. Dudley and his wife were taking their wedding journey. [mehr][weniger]

The Telephone Bell Cut Sharp Into Polly's Story.
She Was Recounting One Of The Merry Hours That Mrs. Jocelyn Had Given
To Her And Leonora, While Dr. Dudley And His Wife Were Taking Their
Wedding Journey. Still Dimpling With Laughter, She Ran Across To The
Instrument; But As She Turned Back From The Message Her Face Was
Troubled.
"Father Says I Am To Come Right Over To The Hospital," She Told Her
Mother. "Mr. Bean--You Know, The One That Married Aunt Jane--Has Got
Hurt, And He Wants To See Me. I Hope He Isn't Going To Die. He Was
Real Good To Me That Time I Was There, As Good As He Dared To Be." [mehr][weniger]

William Cobbett (9 March 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and "tax-eaters" relentlessly. He was also against the Corn Laws, a tax on imported grain. [mehr][weniger]